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J. N. GHADSEY. FOLDING AND PASTING MACHINE FOR FORMING OORNUGOPIA PAPER BAGS. No. 358,459. Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

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JOHN N. OHADSEY, or VALATIE, NEW YORK.

FOLDING AND PASTING MACHINE FOR FORMING CORNUCOPIA PAPER BAGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,459, dated October 20, 1885.

Application filed April 23. 1884. Serial No. 128,960. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN N. OHADsEY, of Valatie, in the county of Columbia and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Folding and Pasting Machine for Forming Cornucopia Paper Bags, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my new folding and pasting machine, showing the parts in the position they assume just before folding a blank. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts of the machine in the position they assume at the time the blank is completely folded and pasted. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the machine, taken on the line ac of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional elevation taken on the line 9 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 shows the form of blank used for making a cornucopia bag; and Figs. 6 and 7 show, respectively, a plan and end View of a complete cornucopia paper bag.

The blanks, U, (shown in Fig. 5,) used in making cornucopia bags are essentially triangular in form. To form the bags, these blanks are first folded along the dotted line 1), and then along the dotted line w, the latter forming the lap 10, which is pasted down to the edge 1; of the blank, thus forming a triangular or cornucopia shaped bag, U. (Shown in Figs. .6 and 7.)

My invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, a is the platform to which the blanks are first fed, and b is the core or plate over which they are folded, which core or plate is formed with the diagonal edge 12, and is given avertically-reciprocating motion by being attached to the bar 0, which is vertically reeiprocated between the uprights d by the cams or eccentrics e c, secured upon the main driveshaft f.

From the platform a the blanks are fed by the rollers g to the shifting-table h. In passing between the rollers g the blanks receive a coat of paste at the edge e, as indicated in Fig. 5, from the paste-wheel '6, which revolves (Shown in Fig. 4..)

in the paste-box The shifting-table h is provided with the flanges h h', for keeping the blanks in place upon it, and is formed with the diagonal edge h which corresponds with the diagonal edge I) of the core-plate b, and is reciproeated horizontally in the direction of the arrowsl by the cam k on shaft f, for centering the blanks U under the diagonal edge I) of the core-plate b, in position for causing the core-plate in its descent to make the first or central fold along the line 1) of the blanks. The cam It acts on two vertical arms, k k project-ing from the rod Z, that is guided in bearings under the main table A. This rod Z is connected with the short arm of a pivoted lever, m, which is in turn connected with the guide-rod n, secured to the under side of the table h. The table h in its reciprocation moves from the position shown in Fig. 1, where the rib it stands in line with the rib a of the platform a, to theposition shown in Fig. 2, where the diagonal edge h of the table comes nearly in the same plane with the diagonal edge I) of the core plate b. The core-plate bin its vertical reciprocation is carried both above and below the plane of the shifting-table h, as shown clearly in Fig. 3, where it is shown in its lowest position, and in Fig. 4, where it is shown in nearly its highest position.

Immediately beneath the shifting-table h is fixed the diagonally-arranged plate 0,which guides and supports the inclined edge of the shifting-table h, the edge 0 of which stands nearly in the same plane with the inclined edge I) of the core-plate b, as shown-clearly in Figs. 1 and 2; and immediately beneath this diagonally-arranged plate 0 is placed the triangular foldingplate p, which is pivoted to the main table A of the machine upon the stud or pin q. At its outer angle the foldingplate is provided with the stud 1', which reaches into the diagonal slot t, made in the plate 1?. This plate t is horizontally reciprocated in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the shifting-table h by the action of the cams d d upon the wheel f on shaft f, so that the diagonal slot t acting upon the stud r causes the triangular folding-plate p to be oscillated or swung horizontally back and forth upon the pivot q as a center, the

core-plate b,-to that shown in Fig. 2, whereit stands above the core-plate b, with the straight edge 10' thereof standing near to and parallel with the hinged folding and pasting bar j, which latter, together with the edge b of the core-plate b,makes the second fold in the blank along the line to, and this bar j also presses the lap w down upon the paste-covered portion '22 of the blanks, the bar j being properly raised and lowered upon its hinges for that purpose, as hereinafter described.

The stud r reaches through the slot t, made in the reciprocating plate 13, and enters the curved slot t made in the main table A,which latter slot serves as a guide to the swinging movement of the plate 19, and near the pivot qthe platepis formedwith the lip 01'- projection 1;", which causes the blank to be properly folded at the point or apex of the bag. The cams d d act alternately against the shoulder's (if-d of the plate i, so as to give it the required reciprocating motion, and the plate t is held in place and guided in its movement by the rod t*, which is secured to the plate and passes through thekeeper iisec'ured upon the main table A. v

The barj is hinged to the main tableA by' the hinges j, (shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3 and is connected to the plate is by the connecting-rod Z. The plate It is held in ways formed by the flanges m m, and is cut away to form the shoulders n it, against which the cams 0 0 on the wheel pflsecured to the shaft f, alternately strike when the shaftis revolved for horizontally reciprocating the plate It. The reciprocating movement of the plate k, acting through the connecting-rod Z, serves to rock the bar j on its hinges from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3, Where it presses thelap w of the blank down upon the paste-covered portion 1) of the blank, to the position shown in dotted lines in said figure, where it is swung back from over and out of the line of the core-plate b, so as not to interfere with its free vertical reciprocation.

The feed-rollers g g and paste-wheel 'i are revolved intermittently by means of the mu} tilated gear-wheel q, secured to the main shaft f, meshing with the pinion q, secured upon the shaft r, upon which the lower feed-roller g and paste-wheel i are secured. The upper feed-roller g in this instance is revolved by friction with the lower feed-roller; but positive motion obtained by gearing might be used, if desired, or the paste-wheel 13 might'be omitted entirely and other means of applying the paste used in its stead.

R R are large rollers, between which the bags,- as they are taken from the core-plate b, are passed to compress the pasted edges and cause them to be perfectly pasted, and G G are guards placed around the rollers R R, to prevent the bags from sticking to the rollers. The rollerR has positive motion from the main shaft f by means of the belt H, passing over the pulleys H H", while the roller R is revolved by friction with the roller R.

I The operation of the machine is as follows: Power being-applied to revolve the main shaft f by a belt coming from any suitable motive power passing over the pulley P, the parts being in the positions shown in Fig. 1, the feedrollers g will first be revolved. The blanksU will be fed to the rollers gin the position shown in Fig.5, and at a time when the rollersy will feed the blanks to the table h while it is'at the limit of its backward movement in the position shown in Fig. 1. The table It being in this backward position, the coreplate I) will be elevated to the position shown in Fig. 4-. The table h will now be drawn forward by the action of the cam 70, rod Z, lever m and rod 72 to the position shown in Fig. 2.

r This movementof ,the table it will shift onehalf of the blank U under the core-plate 1) upon the depressed bed portionA of the main table A. (Shown in Fig. 3.) The table" h will-now remain at rest, and the core-plate b, owingto the action of the eccentricsee, will descend upon the blank U and pass in its descent the plane of the table h. This will bend the blank U along thecentral diagonal line, '0,

and also along the line w,turning the lap w and the outer half of the blank U upward, so that these parts of the blank will'stand at rightangles to the portion of the blank under the core-plate b uponthe depressed bed A. Previous to the downward movement of the core-plateb the bar jwill have been raised by the action of the cams o 0 upon the shoulders n a of the sliding plate k to the position shown in dotted lines ICC in Fig. 3. The core-plate I) having reached:

- its lowest position -that shown in Fig. 3-it will remain at rest for a short interval before starting upward. During this interval or rest the plate it will be shoved forward in the direction of arrow 2 by one of the cams d of the wheel f. This movement of plate 1. will cause the diagonal slot t" to swing the folding plate p from the position shown in Fig.

'1 to that shown in Fig. 2. This movement of the plate 10 will first cause the projection j 1;? thereof to fold down the blank U at the lower corner, so that the point' of the cornucopia will be perfectly formed by reason of its fold being started at that point instead of at its open end. Then the edge 11 will fold the outer portion of the blank U-that not held under the core-plate b over upon the upper surface of the core-plate b, and will hold the paste-coated edge e of the blank near to and parallel with the straight edge b of the" core-plate b. While the blank is thus held by the plate 12, the plate 70 will be shoved in the direction of the arrow 3 by the action of one of the cams 0", which movement of plate I0 will tip the bar j to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3, which will causeit to fold the lap to down and compress it upon the pastecoated edge 1) of the blank. The bar j and plate 1) will now be brought back by the action of the cams 0 and d to their original position,

and the core-plate b will then be raised by the eccentrics e e, causing the core-plate-to. lift the folded and pasted bag upon it above the machine-bed, so that it can be removed by the attendant. The bag will then be passed between the rollers R R,which will compress the pasted edges and complete the bag. At this time another blank will be fed to the rollers g, which in like manner will be pasted and folded as before and passed between the rollers RR.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. The combination, with the reciprocating core-plate b, of the feeding and pasting device, the shifting-table h, the folding-plate p, and folding-barf, all arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The diagonally-arranged plate 0, combined with the core-plate b, and oscillating folding-plate p, and shifting-table h, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The folding-plate p, pivoted at q and provided with the stud r, in combination with the sliding plate t, provided with the slot t, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4-. The shifting-table 71-, having an inclined edge, h in combination with the reciprocating core-plate b, having inclined edge b, and the iolding-platep, having inclined edge p, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination, with the triangular core-plate b, of a pivoted folding-plate, 1), having a projection, f, for passing across the upper face of the apex of the triangular coreplate, whereby the point of the cornucopia will be folded from its pointed to its open end to insure a perfect point, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with the triangular vertically-reciprocating core-plate b and the folder, of the folding and pressing bar 9', hinged at to the frame adjacent to the coreplate, the plate k, mounted on the frame in rear of the said bar and having shoulders n n, the rod 1, connecting said plate It with the upper surface of bar j, and the cam-wheel p having cams 0 for acting on the shoulders 01. a, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with the main drivingshaft f, having the cam-wheel f ,provided with cams d, the cams e, the cam 70, and the camwheel p having cams 0 o, of the verticallyreciprocating core-plate b, operated by the cams e, the horizontal reciprocating table 71, operated from the cam is through intermediate mechanism, the folding-plate p, and the folding and pressing plate j on opposite sides of the core-plate and operated through intermediate connections by the cams d and 0, respectively.

8. The combination, with the vertically-reciprocating core-plate b and the horizontallyrocking folding-plate p, of the horizontally transversely reciprocating table h, the rod 12, the pivoted lever m, and the rod Z, guided in bearings on the main frame and having the vertical arms k adapted to be operated upon by a cam for reciprocating the said table, as set forth.

JOHN N. OHADSEY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE BEHLER, EDSON R. HARDER. 

